Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-08
MAJOR EDSALL, BY ALEXANDER
ABDALLAH,

The following is the result of our in
vestigation of the pedigree of the dam of
Major Edsall, sire of Robert McGregor,
2 IL -. which in turn got Bonnie Nc
Gregor, , 20 -, and Mark Time, 30
with undoubtedly more to follow. Rob-
ert McGregor is described by those who
know him as Il horse of exceptionally
fine appearance.
The pedigree of Major Edsall is given
| by Wallace in vol. of his Register. page
Il, as follows: major Edsall, b. h.,
foaled 1853; got .by Alexanders Abdal-
lah; dam by Harris IIambetonian. See
vol ,. Record, , %"
In vol. ,. p. 3l2 lie has ''Maior Ed
sail. b. h., foaled 1859; got by Alexan-
der's Abdallah; dam. a mare brought
from Vermont by F. J. Nodine; got by
Harris IIambletonian. Bred by David
Knapp, Ulster county, Y. Sold, 1871
to his present owner, J. II. Clark, Scio.
Allegheny Co., n. Y"
MIDDLEBURY, VT. Jan. II. 1856.
II. j. NODINE. ESQ.
Dear sir will you please inform me
where in Vermont, and of whom. you
got the mare afterwards owned by David
Knapp and the dam of Major Edsall.
Also please give description of this mare
and obige.
Truly yours,
JOSEPH BATTELL.
ANSWER.
BROOKLYN. Jan. Is 1856.
Sr:-l did not buy the mare you men
ton in Vermont. bought her of deal
er who brought her from Vermont. She
was one of II team. | bought the team
and sold this mare to Harrison Mills of
Bullard. Orange Co., y. Y. This was a
mare about - l-2 hands high and dark
iron grey color.
Respectfully yours,
Sd. NODINE.
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. Jan. -. 1856.
:. j. NODINE, ESQ.
Dear Sr.-Iours of 18th inst. rec d.
Will you please inform me, if you remen-
Der, the name of the person of whom you
bought the team with the grey mare you
sold to Harrison Mills and where he
was from; that s,what part of Vermont
also whether any and what representa-
tions were made concerning the blood
or breeding of this gray mare by the
party who sold her to you, and oblge.
Yours truly,
JOSEPH BATTELL.
Sir: You will find all | know about
the mare you ask about on page 3l2
Wallace's Register, volume 26. 1t is so
long ago | have forgotten exactly the
circumstances relative to this mare, but
after seeing what Wallace says about it
| am inclined to think the statement is
correct as to my bringing her from Yer
mont; further, cannot say only ths-I
remember she was sold to me as being
by Harris Hambletonian and in those
days you could rely upon the representa-
ton, of the breeding of mare as being
correct. Respectfully yours,
:. j. NODINE.
y. b. Do not remember the name of
the party | bought her from nor where
in Vermont she came from.
MIDDLEBURY, VT, Feb. 16, 1856.
HARRISON MILLS, Esq,
Dear Sir Will you kindly inform me
whether you at one time purchased of ).
j. Nodine of Brooklyn "A gray mare that
afterwards passed into the hands Of DAY.
id Knapp of Ulster Co., n. Y; and, if
so, whether any and what representa-
tons were made at that time concerning
her pedigree, and further obige.
ours truly,
JOSEPH BATTELL.
GOSHEN, \. Y, Feb. 10, 1886.
Dear Sir: -Replying to yours above,
would say that purchased of Jack No
dine such mare as you describe and
that he proved to my satisfaction that she
was by Vermont HambletOnian. | sold
her to David Knapp of Ulster Co., n. Y,
then, but now of Paterson, n. j. He
bred her to AleXander's Abdallah, then
owned by Major Edsall of Goshen, n.
Y, and the produce was the bay stallion
"Major Edsall," record 2 30. She was
one of the gamiest and best road mares
| ever owned. | will answer about Dolly
Mills in few days. ! have mislaid her
breeding, except that she was out of Am
erican Star.
Yours,